10 Pfennig - Greiffenberg

Greiffenberg's 1919 iron notgeld was a direct consequence of the postwar metal shortage and the collapse of centralized currency distribution — by mid-1919, hundreds of Silesian municipalities were striking their own emergency coinage simply to keep local commerce functioning. Iron was the material of necessity, not preference; copper and nickel were still being hoarded or diverted to war-debt reckoning. Silesia's particular situation grew more complicated as plebiscite agitation intensified in the region, making even short-term monetary planning uncertain for local administrations.